xián

technical

Meaning of 子弦

子弦 means thin silk string used as the outer string on certain Chinese musical instruments. Pronounced zǐ xián.

  • thin silk string used as the outer string on certain Chinese musical instruments

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
gēn
xián
jīng
sǔn
 
yào
gēng
huàn
 

This outer string is already worn out and needs to be replaced.

Sān
xián
de
xián
lǎo
xián
 
yīn
gāo
gèng
gāo
 

The outer string of the sanxian is thinner than the inner string and produces a higher pitch.

yǎn
zòu
qián
 
tiáo
jǐn
le
xián
 

Before performing on the pipa, he carefully tightened the outer string.

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Measure Words

/ gēn
Primary
/ tiáo